PHMC Historical Markers Dedicated in Erie County, Summer 2015

Making of the Flag "Don't Give Up the Ship"
Dedicated: Thursday, September 10, 2015
Categories: Military, Women
GPS Coordinates: LNG: -80.05228, LAT: 42.08224

Location: Niagara Plaza, N of Erie Maritime Museum, 150 E Front St., Erie

Marker Text: Steadfast in the face of war in the summer of 1813, seven brave Erie women stitched the flag that Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry carried into battle. British ships were on Lake Erie poised for attack. Although many fled south, Margaret Forster Steuart, her sister Dorcas, and five nieces remained to complete this rallying banner. The flag is preserved at the US Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Md., and its words have become a Navy motto.


Miracles on Maple Hill
Dedicated: Saturday, June 27, 2015
GPS Coordinates: LNG: -80.814183, LAT: 41.87875

Location: Cuthbertson Stables Sq., 413 Plum St. (Rt. 6N), Edinboro

Marker Text: This award-winning novel for children was inspired by author Virginia Sorensen’s time in Edinboro. In it, she illuminates the centuries-long agricultural traditions of the rural maple syrup industry in Erie and Crawford Counties and the restorative qualities of country life. Miracles on Maple Hill won the 1957 Newbery Medal for its distinguished contribution to American literature for children.


Pennsylvania National Guard 112th Infantry Regiment
Dedicated: Thursday, July 02, 2015
GPS Coordinates: LNG: -80.07723, LAT: 42.13247

Location: at Erie Armory, 350 E 6th St. (PA 5), Erie

Marker Text: Organized in 1921, the 112th is part of the famed 28th Div., the oldest continuous infantry division in the US Army. The 112th, previously known as the 16th, has origins in the storied 83rd PVI regiment formed in Erie in 1861 during the Civil War. It served in the Spanish-American War, WWI, and Iraq and was awarded Presidential Unit Citations in WWII and Korea. For 90 years 112th units served at Erie Armory, a National Register-listed property.